Suffragan diocese Nantes, France
Diocese of Nantes
Nanneten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Nantes is a Latin rite diocese covering the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, erected in the 4th century and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Peter in Nantes.
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- Catholics
- 1,088,800
- Priests
- 232
- Territory
- 6,980 km²
Parishes and churches
63 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre-du-LacNantes - Sud · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureux-Célestin-et-Michel-en-Val-de-CensNantes - NordView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureux-Marcel-CalloNantes - OuestView parish
- Paroisse La PentecôteNantes - SudView parish
- Paroisse La Trinité-de-l’ÉraudièreNantes - EstView parish
- Paroisse La Trinité-d’Escoublac-PornichetPresquile - Saint-NazaireView parish
- Paroisse Mère-Teresa-en-Sud-LoireNantes - SudView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Côte-de-JadePays de RetzView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix-sur-IsacSillonView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-Loire-et-BrièrePresquile - Saint-NazaireView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-NantesNantes - CentreView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-et-Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-BaulePresquile - Saint-NazaireView parish
- Paroisse Nouvelle-Alliance-Hauts-de-l’ErdreMarches de BretagneView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Barthélémy-entre-Loire-et-DivatteVignobleView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Benoît-en-Val-de-LoireMarches de BretagneView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Benoît-entre-Mer-et-BrièrePresquile - Saint-NazaireView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Clair-en-Pays-NozéenMarches de BretagneView parish
- Paroisse Saint-ClémentNantes - CentreView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Donatien-Sainte-Elisabeth-Saint-François-de-SalesNantes - CentreView parish
- Paroisse Saint-François-des-CoteauxNantes - SudView parish
- Paroisse Saint-François-en-Saint NazairePresquile - Saint-NazaireView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Gabriel-sur-MaineVignobleView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Gildas-des-SourcesSillonView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Guénolé-en-Pays-de-la-MéeMarches de BretagneView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Hermeland-sur-LoireNantes - OuestView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jacques-Saint-Jean-Sainte-FamilleNantes - SudView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jacques-sur-LoireNantes - SudView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-d’Erdre-et-GesvresNantes - NordView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Paul-IINantes - CentreView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Joseph-de-la-ValléeNantes - SudView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Laurent Percerou
- Born
- 11 September 1961
- Birthplace
- Dreux
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Peter in Nantes stands in Nantes, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In existence since the 4th century, the Diocese of Nantes (Latin: Dioecesis Nannetensis; French: Diocèse de Nantes; Breton: Eskopti Naoned) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Nantes, France, its territory formed by the department of Loire-Atlantique. Formerly suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours, it is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo. The bishop's seat is the Cathedral of Ste. Pierre in the city of Nantes. In 2021 the diocese counted one priest for every 3,802 Catholics.
This see in the wire
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- Pope Leo XIV to visit France
- Bishop Laurent Percerou leads pilgrimage to Assise
- Mgr Percerou inaugurates Maison de Marie in Châteaubriant
- Bishop Laurent Percerou launches Diocese of Nantes' Year of Father de Montfort
- Diocese of Nantes to host 24th La Vie readers' university
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